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DekTec Matrix API 2.0 - Real-Time Audio/Video Processing In Software  

DekTec Matrix API 2.0

Real-Time Audio/Video Processing In Software

Matrix API 2.0 enables efficient real-time audio-video processing in software, perfect for applications like software-based encoders and transcoders.
It supports 4K UHD-, HD- and SD-SDI, and low-latency operation.

 

Video - Supported Formats

Format
UHD 2160p
HD 720p, 1080i/p/psf
SD 480i, 576i
Frame rate 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30Hz
50, 59.94, 60Hz
Multi-link 4K SMPTE-425-5 including annex B

Audio - Supported Formats

Format PCM or raw AES
Sample rate 48kHz
Sample size 16-, 20-, 24-bit

Supported Adapters

PC Support

OS Windows 7*, 8*, 10, 11
Win Server 12*, 16, 19, 22

* Support for Windows 7, 8 and Server 2012 has ended. Application installers include June 2023 driver versions for these OSes, with no further updates available.

Processor x86 with SSE3 support.
Recommended: Core i7 or better
RAM 1GB or more

Features

  • Embeds or de-embeds video frames and audio samples, with programmable pixel format.
  • Multi-threaded architecture that keeps the end-to-end delay low.
  • Supports uncompressed 4K input and output.

Applications

  • Software-based encoder, decoder, transcoder.
    • For any SDI format up to 4K UHD with 12G-SDI or quad-link 3G-SDI interfacing.
    • HEVC, AVC, MPEG-2, ...
  • Multi-port SDI and/or ASI applications, e.g.:
    • Live production mixers;
    • Key- and fill generators;
    • SDI multi viewers;
    • Multi-channel transcoding to/from IP.

Block Diagram

Matrix API 2.0 block diagram

Key Products Supporting Matrix API